Trump followed that message up with another that shamed "fake news" for spreading such "ridiculous rumors."

Although Arnold Schwarzenegger will take over as the head honcho in "The Apprentice" boardroom, a spokeswoman for "Apprentice" producer Mark Burnett reported last week that Trump would stay on as the NBC show's executive producer. Some in the media took that to mean the president-elect would be dedicating some of his precious presidential time to overseeing the program and that it would pose a conflict of interest.